Lionel Messi Scores 500th Career Goal vs. Valencia: Stats, Highlights, Reaction

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has added yet another milestone to his impressive legacy by scoring his 500th career goal.

He hit the mark against Valencia on Sunday, as shared by Bleacher Report UK:

Here's a look at the goal, via football writer Santiago Ravidlas:

Messi scored his first-ever senior goal in 2005 against Albacete. He was 17 at the time, then the youngest player to score a goal for Barcelona.

Per the club's official website, Messi already holds nearly all of the Catalans' scoring records. He's the only player to win the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy and Golden Boot during a single campaign, and he holds the record for most goals in a calendar year with 96.

He's also La Liga's all-time top scorer ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, and he became the first player in history to score 300 La Liga goals in February.

BreatheSport shared some more statistics:

Just 28 years old, Messi has a scoring record that is already the stuff of legend, and with several years at the highest level of football still ahead of him, there's no telling how many career goals he will net before he hangs up his boots.